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Carol 83 Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Viking Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Avx Inc
Tunnelton, Preston County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4604973

MSHA record for Carol 83 Mine (mine ID 4604973). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
May 1983
Ownership history
  1. Viking Coal Company Inc 1975 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Carol 83 Mine sits in Preston County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Preston County, West Virginia · Population 34,204
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$61,373
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1983 · 3 incidents

May 24, 1983 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Viking Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRAVELING FROM OUTSIDE TO SECTION.MANTRIP FORCED EMPL AGAINST ROOF OF MINE WHILE TRAVELING UNDER LOW CORNER.

March 14, 1983 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Viking Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

SCOOP OPERATOR LOADING SUPPLIES AND STRAINED BACK, ALSO HIT ROUGH HOLE IN PAVEMENT WHILE TRAMMING SCOOP.

January 27, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper POWERED HAULAGE
Viking Coal Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

OPERATOR REACHED OVER SCOOP TO SHUT MACHINE OFF ARM HIT BUCKET SWING LEVER BY ACC CAUSING DECK OF SCOOP TO SWING OVER MASHING OPERATGORS FOOT